Duties and Responsibilities
• Drafting legal documents and giving legal opinions on cases.
• Prepare the appropriate legal documents for trial or court proceedings.
• Represent the company in legal proceedings.
• Design and oversee the company’s policy and position on legal matters.
• Examine the legal issues related to new services.
• Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations
• Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labour law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
• Collaborate with management to devise efficient defence strategies
• Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
• Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.)
• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the firm’s full legal rights Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and force
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
• Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation

Educational Qualification
• Bachelor Degree in Law from a recognized institution with a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre.
• Experience
• At least 2years of relevant working experience

Skills, Abilities And Competences
• Proven experience advising in a business environment
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
• Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
• Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
• High degree of professional ethics and integrity
• Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
• Outstanding communication skills
• Time Management Skills